The Actress and the Agent

Chapter 6 - Summer heat

Jenna woke the next morning alone in her hotel room. The sun was shining brightly through the curtains and she blinked at the light. She turned over hoping to see her agent lying next to her but the bed was empty. For a moment she felt sad but she could still feel Lydia's arms around her from the night before so she lay there for a while happily reliving that moment, her own arms wrapped around her body. She smiled to herself as she thought of Lydia's kind eyes and warm embrace.

Lydia fell asleep on the couch in her apartment, still dressed in the clothes she visited Jenna in. Luckily it was Sunday today so she didn't have any meetings or calls scheduled. She felt like she was hungover although she hadn't drank any alcohol yesterday, her body felt heavy and her head ached.
"Maybe a run will help?" she thought so she changed into her running vest and shorts and snatched her hair back into a ponytail. But as she got undressed something caught her attention, the smell of a perfume that wasn't hers. When she removed her shirt she brought it to her nose and smelt it.
"Jenna" she realised and smelt it again inhaling deeply, remembering how cute Jenna looked when she answered the door last night.

The weather was hot and sunny today, a perfect day for a run in the park. Lydia set off on her jog with her headphones on, the music and fresh air were a nice distraction from her own thoughts. The heat was pretty intense today so she stopped at the park's cafe during one of her laps to buy a bottle of water. She drank a quarter of it in one large swig, the cool liquid soothing her sweating body.
As she continued on she spotted a familiar face sitting on a bench, alone and deep in thought staring out at the boating lake. She slowed her pace, took off her headphones and approached Jenna.

"Hi" Lydia said.
Jenna looked up at the figure standing over her and removed her large sunglasses. Lydia was tall with a slim athletic build and Jenna had taken notice of her body before, particularly her toned legs and pert butt. She stared at her in awe with her mouth agape.
"Fuck she looks hot" Jenna thought, she'd never seen Lydia dressed so casually before. She was usually dressed quite formally in a blazer, blouse and pencil skirt or trousers.
"Uh...hi" Jenna finally managed to say.
"Did you have a good sleep?" Lydia asked.
"Yeah I did, but I don't remember getting in the bed".
Lydia chuckled and sat down next to her, "that's because you fell asleep on me so I carried you there".
Jenna smiled thinking about how that must have happened, the handsome heroine scooping up the sleeping beauty.
"Oh. That's so sweet of you" she said bashfully.
Lydia smiled then looked out at the boating lake taking another swig of her water. Jenna glanced at her from the corner of her eye, the beads of sweat glistening on Lydia's skin made her insides flutter. They sat in silence for a while, Lydia fiddled with the cap of her bottle while Jenna tried hard not to stare at her.
Suddenly they both spoke at the same time causing each other to laugh.
"Sorry, go ahead Jen" Lydia said.
"Do you...wanna go to a movie later?" Jenna asked, quickly realising how it sounded, "not as a date! There's this horror movie I really wanna see and I never get to go to the movies these days unless it's a premier and-"
"Jen" Lydia cut Jenna off before she ran out of breath, "I'd love to".
Jenna smiled from ear to ear, "really?"
"Yeah, it'll be fun. What time?"
"I think there's a show around 6:30. But could you drive us there? I kind of wanna keep things low key right now" Jenna said sheepishly.
"Sure I'll pick you up around 6" Lydia stood back up, "anyway I better head off. I'll see you later".
"Bye" Jenna said dreamily and watched Lydia jog off into the distance, eyes fixed on her shorts.
"Crap, I hate scary movies!" Lydia worried, but seeing Jenna's reaction just now would make it all worth it.

Lydia's running outfit (this is kind of what Lydia herself looks like too):